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Dr. John Champagne

Penn State Laureate to present 'Art and Politics' on Sept. 25

9/20/18

John Champagne, Penn State Laureate, will visit Penn State Schuylkill to deliver a presentation regarding artists' role during times of political distress. Champagne uses the contradictory relationship between Italian artist Corrado Cagli and the fascist government that supported him as a starting point for engaging his audience in a discussion of the responsibility of the artist in times of political unrest.

A woman rests her chin in her right hand as she looks at the camera.

'I Am Woman' -- Libby Larsen

9/19/18

Libby Larsen is a Grammy Award-winning composer of more than 500 works, including opera, chamber and choral pieces. On Sept. 25, the Center for the Performing Arts will host the world premiere of “You.” The Center for the Performing Arts co-commissioned the four-movement choral piece, written for performance by the men’s chorus Cantus, through its membership in the consortium Music Accord.

Comparative Literature Luncheon series presents Robert Caserio Sept. 24

9/19/18

Robert Caserio, emeritus professor of English, comparative literature, and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Penn State, will present “A Modernist Queer Shakespeare: Wyndham Lewis’s 'The Lion and the Fox'" (1927) at 12:15 p.m. Sept. 24, in Room 102 of the Kern Building as part of the weekly Comparative Literature Luncheon lecture series.

A dinner plate painted to honor the actress Julie Andrews.

Behrend students save a seat for women in history

9/18/18

The artist Judy Chicago's 1979 masterwork, 'The Dinner Party,' celebrated women from myth and history. A class project at Penn State Behrend honors Chicago's vision while paying tribute to a new set of women.

Two male dancers pull on a fabric train worn by a female dancer standing in front of them.

Ballet Hispánico to perform three dances choreographed by Latina women Oct. 17

9/18/18

New York City’s Ballet Hispánico will celebrate the work of women in a program featuring three dances by Latina choreographers at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in Eisenhower Auditorium. The performance will feature “Linea Recta” by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, “Con Brazos Abiertos” by Michelle Manzanales and “Catorce Dieciséis” by Tania Pérez-Salas.

Great Insect Fair 2018 - girls and insect collection

Penn State's Great Insect Fair celebrates insects in pop culture

9/17/18

Appreciating insects' influence in popular culture will be the focus of Penn State's 2018 Great Insect Fair, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the Snider Agricultural Arena on the University Park campus. The event is sponsored by the entomology department in the College of Agricultural Sciences.

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